Word: brained
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...Otter eats shellfish; eggs infect the otter's brain and organs and kill...
...subjects are brought into a lab every four years for a full evaluation of their sleep habits. Having undergone one of those overnight polysomnographies, I can tell you that they are no fun. Researchers attach little electrical leads all over your body-including your eyelids-to measure brain activity, eye and muscle movement, leg movement, airflow, chest and abdominal movement, heart rhythm and oxygen saturation. In the Wisconsin study, the subjects were also asked to complete the Zung depression survey, a 20-question test carefully designed to determine whether you are clinically depressed. (See more about sleep...
...journal, told me that the new evidence suggests that it may be the other way around: the sleep disruptions are what's causing the depression. Another theory is that during episodes of the severe disorder known as sleep apnea-when breathing briefly stops altogether-there are moments when the brain isn't getting enough oxygen, another possible risk factor for depression...
...many characters like him on TV," says Robert Thompson, professor of television and popular culture at Syracuse University. "He's not only a Prince Charming, and a doctor, but he's more complex than a lot of men on television." Sums up Beers: "He's phenomenally appealing for a brain surgeon...
...medical drama built around a group of hyper-self-aware, high-achieving surgical interns in a Seattle-area hospital, Grey's Anatomy is anything but brain surgery. In fact the only question on the minds of millions of devoted viewers of ABC's breakout hit, which has its third season premiere Thursday at 9 p.m., has nothing to do with medicine or science and everything to do with chemistry - the romantic kind. Whether they are high-school girls experiencing their first big crush or their mothers relishing a good nighttime soap - hordes of whom watch the show together...